Rayan Cherki ordered to remove Liverpool shirt on Man City’s bench during FA Cup tie

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Published April 4, 2026 2:37pm Updated April 4, 2026 2:37pm Rayan Cherki wore Hugo Ekitike’s Liverpool shirt on Manchester City’s bench (TNT Sports) Rayan Cherki was ordered to remove Hugo Ekitike’s Liverpool shirt on the Manchester City bench during their FA Cup tie on Saturday. The midfielder somehow managed to swap his shirt with his France teammate Hugo Ekitike before the final whistle.

After taking his place on the bench, Cherki removed his own City shirt and then started to put on Ekitike’s jersey. Get your football fix Metro's weekly newsletter In The Mixer delivers punchy analysis and breakdowns of the biggest football stories directly to your inbox.

However, someone sat behind Cherki had a word and the £30.45 million midfielder quickly took off Ekitike’s shirt. Full BBC, TNT Sports and HBO Max schedule Football Newsletter – In The Mixer Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro's football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.